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February 09, 2017 12:33
Former NASA scientist joins Uber to boost flying car Initiative

Four months after Uber announced its official joining to the flying car revolution, Uber added a big name to orchestrate its innovative ideas.

According to the ride sharing company 30-year-old Mark Moore, NASA scientist ditched the government agency to take on the role of ‘Director of engineering for aviation gig in Uber.

The primary role of Morre is to enhance the company’s flying car strategy coined under Uber Elevate. The programme was originally outlined in a 98 page white paper which was released in October last year.

The proposal would work like: an Uber customer would catch a traditional ride or walk to “veriport”. Riders then have to climb aboard on a flying car and float to another “veriports” which ever will be nearest to the rider’s destination.

Uber will not be constructing any of the takeoff or landing “veriports”. But the company is planning to collaborate with other companies leading the charge in the flying car industry.

The head of product for advanced programs at Uber Nikheil Goel said the company continues to see its role as a catalyst to the growing, developing VTOL ecosystem.

"We're excited to have (Moore) join us to work with companies and stakeholders as we continue to explore the use case described in our white paper," he wrote in a statement.

Before any flying cars by Uber zooming above clogged commutes, a few issues will be checked off including noise pollution, battery life, safety and air traffic concerns.

As reported by Bloomberg Uber is not only the company thinking about the future of transportation.

Larry Page co-founder of Google reportedly said to have commissioned Zee Aero and Kitty Hawk, two start ups in the Silicon Valley to create flying cars capabilities.

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